Examples of Reasonable Accommodations

You must be able to care safely for hospitalized adult and pediatric patients, addressing their physical needs (including mobility) and psychological needs. You must satisfy the technical standards for the School of Nursing associate degree programs. Where appropriate, accommodations for the CPNE may include:

Use of an amplified stethoscope

Use of electronic devices for assessing vital signs

Sign language interpreter

Additional testing time which can be extended by thirty minutes for each patient care situation in the CPNE

Limiting to 5 the number of assigned areas of care in the patient care situation

If you have hearing or speech disabilities, the College provides TTY to facilitate telephone communication with the College.

The appropriate faculty will consider requests for substitution or waiver of specific degree requirements, if that substitution or waiver does not alter the academic integrity of the degree. The College is not required to substitute courses or examinations considered fundamental to the academic program, but it will consider possible course or examination substitutions (if disability proves to be a barrier to fulfillment of the course or examination in question). The faculty will consider the feasibility for available alternatives and determine whether a course or examination substitution is possible without lowering academic standards or requiring substantial program alteration.

To the extent possible, the College will maintain a barrier-free Web site.